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  • noun Plural form of nephrectomy.

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  • So partial nephrectomies, that's been growing nicely for us in the U.S, and then behind that, bladder cancer and cystectomies.

    unknown title 2011

  • Partial nephrectomies are becoming a material part of the business.

    unknown title 2011

  • For follow-on procedures in urology, our penetration into treatment for kidney cancer continues to grow as more total nephrectomies are converting to nephron-sparing partial nephrectomies enabled by da Vinci.

    unknown title 2011

  • We performed the initial 20 MIES nephrectomies without preoperative 3D-CT images and the subsequent 60 MIES nephrectomies with preoperative 3D-CT images for evaluation of the renal hilar vessels and the relation of each tumor to the surrounding structures.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2010

  • We performed the initial 20 MIES nephrectomies without preoperative 3D-CT images and the subsequent 60 MIES nephrectomies with preoperative 3D-CT images for evaluation of the renal hilar vessels and the relation of each tumor to the surrounding structures.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2010

  • These 60 nephrectomies were completed with a shorter operating time and smaller blood loss than the initial 20 nephrectomies.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2010

  • These 60 nephrectomies were completed with a shorter operating time and smaller blood loss than the initial 20 nephrectomies.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2010

  • Since 1999, St. Jude patients whose bilateral Wilms tumor exhibits favorable histology have received chemotherapy, consisting of vincristine, dactinomycin and doxorubicin, followed by bilateral partial nephrectomies within 12 weeks of initiation of chemotherapy.

    unknown title 2009

  • Between 1999 and 2006, all St. Jude patients with bilateral Wilms tumor exhibiting favorable histology (cell characteristics) underwent bilateral nephron-sparing surgeries, or partial nephrectomies.

    unknown title 2009

  • 'Because transplant donor nephrectomies are the most common kidney removal surgery - 6,000

    India eNews 2009

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